The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-03-19
STATE AND COAST ITEMS.

Nevada honey gets away with all
the premiums at California fairs.
There are fifteen patients in the
Washoe county Hospital at Reno.
1t is stated that an acre of fig trees
will yield an annual profit of $500.
The Granite Mining Company of
Montana lost 1886, 900 from the decline
in silver during 1885.
Nelson Story. of Bozeman, Montana,
has lost 10000 cattle out of herd of
$4,000. Rather discouraging.
The tax levy in Storey is 81 so on
each 800. with so cents additional in
Gold Hill district for school purposes.
at Kctchum, Idaho, they cant see
across the street, owing to the deep
snow, which is said to be seven feet on
the level.
Lietenant Governor Davis will open
II lumber yard at Reno.
The town of Reno has voted spe.
cial school tax by majority of 60.
A large lode of platinum ore is said
to have been found near Clay Noun
tain, Montana.
There are said to be twice as many
antelope on the plains of Wyoming
as there are sheep.
Over 100000 were paid to Com
stock miners for labor performed dur
ing the month of February.
The highest price paid for Nevada
beef at Reno during the current year
was ga cents per pound net.
The stock losses in Grant county,
Oregon, are estimated at about 80 per
cent. of the sheep and 20 per cent. of
the cattle.
The Commissioners of Lander
county have levied tax of SO 80 upon
800 valuation of taxable property for
the wear 1887.
The box factory of the Truckee
Lumber Company at Reno is busy
filling an order for 10000 salmon
cases to go to Alaska.
The Governor of California has sign
ed the bill appropriating $4,000 to
erect a monument at Coloma, to the
memory of ]. ". MarshaIl-the dis
coverer of gold in California.
Bills to the amount Of 81 ,235 were
allowed by the County Commissioners
last Monday Something over 10000
rabbits were killed in Elko county
last month. At this rate they will
soon be cleaned out.
Last Monday the Board of County
Commissioners of Humboldt allowed
bills to the amount of $l,007 95 for
bounties on rabbit, coyote and wild
cnt scalps.
Wood River district. Idaho, has in
creased its bullion product from moth
ing in 1880 to $1,000 900 in 1885. and
it is believed it will amount to $12,-
100000 in 1887.
A Chinaman passed Winnemucca
last week going west, who had white
woman for wife. and FIVE children
the result of the marriage. As she
was a Chicago woman the Chinaman
had the worst of the bargain.
County Clerk Wiseman informs the
Elko Independent that bills for the
bounty on the scalps of 1852 rabbits
were filed in the office up to noon Fri
day, with Glover Valley to. hear from
The Carson Tribune SAYS two former
Carsonites have made fortunes in land
speculations in Southern California,
viz: F. NJ McComber and Billy Nc
Intosh. The former cleaned up $780,
900 and the latter $150,000.
VIM. T. Riley. an emigrant, travel
ing on the Short Line, last week, be.
came insane, jumped from the car:
and escaped into the mountains, leav-
ing five motherless children in the
cars, the oldest but ten years of age
A rich find has been made at Suttel
Creek, near Volcano. Amador county
Cal. The find is in the shape of 4
very rich quartz vein six feet wide
At depth of twelve feet crosse nj
shows it to be a mass of rich sulphur
cts and free gold. 1t is called tn,
Holman ledge, after its discoverer
The mine adjoins the Gillig. Volca
no experts say that Mr.. Holman hal
found "the true mother vein."